WHETHER they're cutting calories, going sugar-free or trying the 5:2, half of women on a diet don't half go on about it, according to a new survey

Nearly a quarter of women admitted to lecturing friends over foods and dieting[GETTY]

Half of women turn into “food bores” while on a diet, a study revealed yesterday.

They admit to telling anyone who will listen about the amount of calories, fat and sugar they have eaten. Almost one in four was guilty of lecturing friends about different foods and why they should go on a diet.

And 41 per cent told the survey they had stopped eating something after weight-obsessed friends scared them into changing their diet.

A spokesman for The Simply Great Drinks Company, which commissioned the research, said: “We are turning into a nation obsessed with dieting and talking about diets.

“We have just launched an eight-week challenge aimed at supporting people as they make manageable and lasting changes to their diet, exercise routines and mindset.”

The Be Simply Great campaign is fronted by Olympian Victoria Pendleton and backed by experts including TV medic Dr Christian Jessen.

He said: “I say ditch the diets and opt for sustainable change instead – it’s better for you long-term – and your new lifestyle won’t take over your life and your conversations.”

In the study of 2,000, more than one in five women said friends had accused them of being obsessed with food while dieting. And 35 per cent of women avoided friends who were trying to lose weight because their preaching made them feel guilty about what they ate.